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 On October 2, 1877, a small group of Sisters of
Charity of Nazareth, Kentucky, led by Sister Euphrasia
Stafford, arrived in
Lexington to staff the city's first hospital. In just a few months, the decision
was made to move from the Linden Walk/Maxwell Street location to West Second
Street, where Saint Joseph Hospital remained open until moving again in 1959 to
its current location on Harrodsburg Road. Today, Saint Joseph Hospital is a
member of Catholic
Health Initiatives.
Saint Joseph's Employees, physicians and volunteers are empowered to carry
out the health care ministry started by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Our
hospital's friends and benefactors continue to be remembered daily in prayer and
service by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
Saint Joseph Hospital, a 468-bed
tertiary medical center, offers the highest quality patient care to the
community of Central and Eastern Kentucky. Also known as Lexington's "heart hospital", Saint
Joseph has pioneered many firsts in the health care community. Saint Joseph has also
been nationally recognized for treatment in the areas of cardiology, orthopedics and
stroke, by Thomson Reuters and U.S. News and World Report.
Berea Hospital began in 1898 as an eight-bed cottage on
the Berea College campus. In 1917, construction began on the new facility at 305
Estill Street. In 1967, Berea College gave the hospital building to the Berea
Community. Through the years, Berea Hospital has served the residents of
Madison, Jackson, Rockcastle and Garrard counties. On April 1, 2003, Berea
Hospital joined Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest Catholic health
care systems in the United States. Within the year, Berea Hospital was
recognized in the CHI system for their outstanding patient care services. In
November 2005, Berea Hospital became part of Saint Joseph Health System. As
Saint Joseph - Berea
, the hospital continues to offer outstanding patient care,
is dedicated to the healing mission of the Church, emphasizes human dignity,
social justice and the creation of healthier communities.
In December 1998, Saint Joseph East , formerly Jewish Hospital Lexington, joined Saint Joseph
Hospital as a member of Catholic Health Initiatives, a national network of
Catholic hospitals. Saint Joseph East, a full service community hospital with
174 beds, is located in the rapidly growing southeastern part of Lexington,
Fayette County. Saint Joseph East complements Saint Joseph Hospital's health
care mission through multiple services and specialities. At Saint Joseph East, maternal and childcare,
ambulatory surgery and 24-hour emergency care are supported through traditional inpatient and outpatient
programs. Additional specialty services include the Breast Center, Kid Traxx (after-hours
pediatric emergency center), Sleep Wellness Center and the Center for Weight
Loss Surgery. Saint Joseph East was named one of the nation's 100
Top Hospitals by Thomson Reuters.
Saint Joseph - Jessamine RJ
Corman Ambulatory Care Center
opened on January 2, 2009 in Nicholasville. It
is Jessamine County's first and only full
service, 24/7 emergency room. It also provides diagnostic imaging, lab services, community center
and physician offices.
Dr. H.V. Pennington founded Marymount Medical Center in
1926, giving London the most modern hospital in Southeastern Kentucky. It
was the only facility between Lexington, Kentucky, and Knoxville, Tennessee, to
be located in a building specifically to house a hospital. Marymount made
history by being among the first hospitals in the country to pass an inspection
by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. For more than fifty years
the Sisters of Charity owned and operated Marymount until it was realized that
the changing health care environment would require greater resources to develop
programs, structures and services in the next century. For these reasons,
Marymount was consolidated with other Catholic health care facilities to form
Catholic Health Initiatives in September 1997. January 1, 2008, Marymount
Medical Center became a part of Saint Joseph Health Systems. As Saint
Joseph - London
the facility is an 89-bed general, acute-care hospital that provides a
full range of medical, surgical and
obstetric services including rehabilitation services, respiratory therapy and cardiovascular services. Its primary service
area covers a population of 50,000 in Laurel, Jackson,
Clay and Whitley counties.
Saint Joseph - Martin, formerly known as Our Lady of the Way Hospital, became a part of
the Saint Joseph Health System in January 2008. Saint Joseph Hospital - Martin
may be small in size compared to some of today's newest hospitals, but what
it lacks in size, it makes up for in tradition and care. The 25-bed critical
access care facility provides patients with
holistic, personalized care. These services are provided through the hospital's clinical services which include
pastoral care and social work to better serve the
people of Eastern Kentucky.
Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling,
previously Mary Chiles Hospital, became a part of Saint Joseph Health System on
August 1, 2007. From its founding in 1875, the hospital has been committed to a
goal of serving the people of the Mount Sterling area. The 63 bed facility has
gone through a series or renovations over the years to provide the highest
quality care to its patients. Saint Joseph - Mount Sterling
delivers a wide range of services to the people of Menifee, Bath, and
Rowan counties including surgical services, respiratory care, outpatient care
and emergency care services.
On January 9, 1951, Flaget Memorial Hospital opened its doors for the first time taking care of
ten patients. Today, the 52 bed facility is the only hospital in the Nelson
County area. Services offered include Rehabilitation, inpatient and outpatient
surgical services, Oncology and Sleep Disorder Center. On September 1, 1997
Flaget became a member of Catholic Health Initiatives as a result of the
consolidation of the Sister of Charity of Nazareth Health System with CHI. In
2002, Flaget installed the county's first built-in MRI diagnostic machine and in
2003 open the county's first Sleep Disorder
Center. In early 2008, Flaget Memorial Hospital became part of the Saint Joseph
Hospital Health System.
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